Toby O’Connor joined The Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia) in May 2011 as its Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining IB Asia, Mr. O'Connor was a Managing Director and Head of the Middle East and North Africa Sovereign Wealth Funds and Financial Sponsor for Investment Banking at JP Morgan Chase & Co. Over his 19-year career at J.P. Morgan, O'Connor worked in increasingly senior product and client coverage roles in Investment Banking in Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets and in the Financial Sponsor private equity area based in New York, Latin America, London and Dubai.

Mr. O’Connor is a graduate from Dartmouth College in the United States with a Bachelor’s degree in Government. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 1992, O'Connor attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served in the Irish Guards.